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The Russian wheeled armored vehicle with enhanced mine protection "Typhoon-K" is recognized by foreign military experts as one of the best in its class.

In equipping the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation, special attention is paid to the supply of modern means of control, intelligence, electronic warfare and fire destruction, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, at a briefing for foreign military attaches.

New Chinese high-security VN2C armored personnel carriers have recently received military orders. Judging by the photos, we are still talking about six units. For a country that had previously operated less than two dozen obsolete Soviet-made BTR-60PB and BTR-70, and such a number can be considered a significant addition.

In order to increase the strike capabilities, maneuverability and autonomy of combined arms formations in the interests of the Ground Forces, fundamentally new models of armored vehicles are being created on unified platforms "Armata", "Kurganets" and "Boomerang". In addition, a promising artillery complex "Coalition-SV" and a mobile anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-air defense" are being developed. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said this at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Ethiopia between government forces and formations of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PFLP), the parties have lost more than 110 tanks of various models.

We are talking about combat vehicles, the destruction of which was visually confirmed by photographs and video materials. The largest number falls on the T-54/55, a total of 44 pieces, of which a pair of upgraded T-55AM2 and T-55AMB, with additional reservation and dynamic protection.

Interfax: tests of the T-14 Armata with new shells will be completed in 2022

The promising T-14 tank on the Armata tracked platform will receive new shells. The tank with the new ammunition is being tested. Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, said this in an interview with Interfax.

Russia inherited a large number of Soviet tanks, which were later supplemented with new developments. The best and most dangerous tanks that were released in Russia were named by columnist Caleb Larson in a material for 19FortyFive.

Tanks with two guns are now often found in computer games, and many perceive them as something fantastic. However, in real life, the designers thought about arming combat vehicles with a pair of guns, which would significantly increase their firepower.

Russia will participate in the Indian tender for the supply of light tanks and is ready to share with the customer the technologies for their creation.

The Terminator tank support combat vehicle has successfully integrated into the 90th Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod Tank Division of the Central Military District. She gained her company status in the tactical link of one of the division's tank regiments.

The Russian army is mastering the updated giant self-propelled guns. Yesterday, December 7, the press service of Uralvagonzavod reported that the first batch of 203-mm self-propelled guns 2S7M "Malka" was transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The power of Russian heavy flame-retardant systems so impressed retired American officer Brent Eastwood that in his article for 19FortyFive he advised human rights organizations to consider the use of thermobaric weapons and develop some rules for its use, and maybe even ban such systems altogether.

According to information published on December 2 on the Defesa Aera and Naval website, the 29th group of self-propelled artillery of the Brazilian Armed Forces received the second batch of 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers M-109A5, which were repaired and restored, obtained from among the surplus weapons of the US Armed Forces.

In the early 90s, the command of the Indian Army intended to begin replacing the obsolete T-55 and Vidjajanta in service. The first ones, purchased in the Soviet Union, were created back in the 50s, while the second ones, which are a version of the British Vickers Mk.1, have been produced since 1965.

Russian troops in Tajikistan have been operating far from the most modern tanks for a long time. For example, the old versions of the "seventy-second" served there for a relatively long time without dynamic protection.

Russian heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1 "Pinocchio" and TOS-1A "Solntsepek" can hit targets that are in shelters. The advantages of Russian-made heavy flamethrower systems were called by 19FortyFive columnist Brent Eastwood.

More than 220 Su-30MKI fighters, about 900 T-90S and 1,500 T-72M1 tanks have been produced under license in India, Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport, told reporters in India on Tuesday.

Rosoboronexport will offer to transfer the production technology of the Octopus-SDM1 light floating tank to India as part of the tender, the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev told reporters.

The Armed Forces of Mali announced the adoption of several dozen new armored vehicles on December 3, designed, as noted, to continue the fight against Islamic terrorism in the country.

Indonesia's rapid response units, designed to operate in conditions of various natural disasters, operate tracked GAZ-34039 "Irbis". Photos of two such cars are published on the portal indomiliter.com .